Sections 1 & 2
established the first Anglo American government in Texas.
Constitution of 1836
individuals who own or hold one or more people in forced servitude
Slaveholders
prominent Tejano leader and official in Nacogdoches
Vicente Córdova
what was formed in 1842 by German business people
Adelsverein
when prince Carl returned home ___________________________________ replaced him.
Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach
a colonization program instituted by the Mexican government
Empresario System
free black solider who fought in the Texas revolution
Greenbury Logan
a company of 80 men commanded by General Edward Burleson defeated ________ and the rebels during a fight near Seguin, Texas,
Córdova Rebellion
After acquiring land in the Hill Country, the company sent ___________________ to Texas in 1844 followed by a group of peasants and craftspeople.
Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels
when Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach replaced prince Carl he changed his name to ____ _._________
John O. Meusebach
The government’s land policy sparked an increase in immigration to Texas, and the population grew by leaps and bounds. From 1836 to 1847, the population of Texas increased by nearly ___,___.
100,000
exempted the free Black Ashworth family and other specific free people of color from a February 5, 1840
Ashworth Act
He championed Texas independence from Mexico, then fought for the rights of Tejanos as citizens of the Republic of Texas and the United States.
Jose Antonio Nava
Once in Texas, Prince Carl established a port for incoming settlers. The port, which was called _________ by the Germans, was later renamed Indianola.
Karlshafen
______ _______ brought one of the first groups of French settlers to Texas.
Henri Castro
By far the largest group of new immigrants to the Republic came from the _____ ______ in search of land and economic opportunities.
United States
Goyens convinced English to allow him to return to Texas, where once again he proved his free status in court.
William Goyens
The largest group of European immigrant to Texas were ___________
Germans
when Karlshafen was renamed it was called _________.
Indianola
an Irish empasario ______________accompanied Stephen F. Austin on his first trip to Texas in 1821.
James Hewetson
With the increase in U.S. immigration, the number of slaves in Texas rose from some 5,000 in 1836 to at least __,___ by 1845.
30,000
____________ a hero of the revolution and mayor of San Antonio from 1840 to 1842,
Juan Seguín
An organization of ______ noblemen formed in 1842 to settle ______ immigrants in Texas
German Emigration Company
In March 1845 the prince and a group of settlers established ___ _________along the Guadalupe and Comal Rivers.
New Braunfels
Irish-born Texan __________________encouraged this immigration in his 1841 book, Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas.
William Kennedy